Journal of Vegetation Science, Vol. 28, No. 4 (July 2017), pp. 838-847 (10 pages) Questions: What are the effects of abandonment on plant diversity in semi-natural grasslands? Do the effects of ...

Bees take more than 75 years to return to restored grasslands, warns new research. The finding underlines the importance of preserving grassy areas as reservoirs of biodiversity, say scientists.

Recovered grasslands need more than 75 years of continuous management to regain their biodiversity because specialized ...

Restoring abandoned grasslands by removing woody vegetation and resuming traditional land management practices has positive effects on biodiversity. “There is no place better suited to survey restored ...

Questions: Rates of plant community shifts after environmental changes depend on how quickly affected species are gained and lost. Understanding how the balance between extinction and colonisation ...

Recently restored grasslands (top row) are visited mostly by flies and hoverflies that are generalists and thus often carry pollen from one plant to flowers of a different species (from left to right: ...

Recovered grasslands need more than 75 years of continuous management to regain their biodiversity because specialized pollinators are slow to return. A new finding underscores the importance of ...